NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men's and women's track & field programs have both earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team honors, as announced on Thursday by the organization. Eight Redbirds also received individual USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition, including six women and two men.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic honors as a team, the cumulative GPA for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period. The Redbird women achieved a team GPA of 3.38, while the Redbird men have a team GPA of 3.22
Individually, eight student-athletes earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, which is determined on both academic and athletic performance. Each student-athlete who earned individual USTFCCCA All-Academic status maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale, had completed at least two semesters and finished the 2019-2020 indoor season ranked in the top 96 in a championship individual event or the top 48 of a championship relay event. Illinois State's individual USTFCCCA All-Academic award winners include:
Women's Team
Grace Beattie: Social Work (Graduate Student)
Julia Bourke: Nursing
Jordyn Bruce : Actuary Sciences
Grace Daun: Food, Nutrition, & Dietetics
Kristin Higgins: Agriculture (Pre-Veterinary)
Sydney Laufenberg: Family and Consumer Science (Graduate Student)
Men's Team
Jack Anstey: Physical Education
Logan Calvin: Exercise Science
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